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To ALL WHoM i'r MAY ooNcERN;

Be it known that L CHARLES V. MEAD, of Hamilton, in the county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and luseful improvement iu India-Rubber Rollers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactA description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification7 in which- Figure 1 represents' a. side elevation of this invention. i

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate likeparts.

This invention relates to a'iroller, the shaft of which is made in two or more sections, which are clamped together by wrapping through and round them cloth, wire, or other suitable material, toy which the rubber will readily adhere, in such al manner that a. roller is obtained which is not liable to work loose from or turn on its shaft.

A represents the shaft of my'ir'nproved roller, which is made in two sections, b, as clearly shown in iig. 2 ai' the drawing. These two sections are united by wrapping round and through them a quantity, c, of cloth, wire, or other suitable material, to which the VIndia rubber will readily adhere. After the core, composed of the two sectionsef the shaft and of the wrapping e, has attained the desired thickness, I wrap round the same sheets of rubber or other vulcanizable gum until the roller has attained the desired thickness, and'eure or vulcanize in the ordinary manner. By these meansa roller for clothes-wringers, washing machines, or other purposes, is obtained which is cheap, and not liable to turn or work loose from its shaft.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' The roller,'consisting of the two sections a b, with material, e, between and completely surrounding them7 and encased by the elastic covering, when constructed as herein shown and described.

The above specification of my invention signed by methis 27th day of September, 1866.

C. V. MEAD.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARA, W. HAUFF. 

